What do people gain from killing others?

Everyday I hear of people being killed for senseless reasons. What does someone gain from killing another. I've hear of people being killed for minor things such as - being in the wrong neighborhood - bumping into someone - stepping on someones shoes - arguments and minor confrontations. These are not reasons to want to kill someone over. It's just sad how we treat each other. Personally it's fine for us to argue or even fight hand to hand if it must come to that. But it should not get to the point of taken someones life.

Lately there has been many mass shootings. I hate hearing things like this. Recently at the Garlic Festival where kids got killed. It's truly sad.

- I just want to hear your opinions.

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TinyViolins · 31-35, M

There are various reasons. According to police statistics, most murderers personally know their victim(s). It's usually some type of revenge or an emotional reaction. Some type of relationship drama.

On the flip side, I've thought about going on shooting sprees like that myself. For a lot of mass shooters, they have certain traits in common. Namely that they're socially isolated.

They may feel like losers, left out, abandoned, angry, unsupported and unloved. They have no one to blame, so their anger goes towards society in general. Many of them don't intend on being caught alive, so they decide to take as many people with them as they can. They externalize their pain.

There's also the factor of publicity. If nobody knows or cares about who they are, then they are going to make headlines to make sure the world knows their name. It's very twisted logic, but from a place a deep pain and shame, it makes sense to them

Spoiledbrat · F

They blame others for their pain especially those who kill people they actually do know. @TinyViolins

TinyViolins · 31-35, M

@Spoiledbrat Not necessarily. Many mass shooters tend to kill somewhat indiscriminately, so they don't exactly blame specific people. Some do, but in general it's not the trend

Spoiledbrat · F

Then why do they do it. I was thinking they blame the general population because they don’t feel accepted or like they fit in. @TinyViolins

TinyViolins · 31-35, M

@Spoiledbrat It can be an act of revenge by the shooter unto the population, but most often it's a cathartic act of unleashing their inner anger.

It's not that "you are responsible for my pain", but more that "if I'm in pain, you should be too". It's a warped way of lashing out at the unfairness of the world

Spoiledbrat · F

What if they are directly responsible. What if someone causes a life full of uncertainty and pain to an innocent person or someone undeserving thereby changing the direction of that person’s life. They then could want that person to suffer especially if they didn’t feel that person or persons deserved to live out their life. @TinyViolins

Spoiledbrat · F

I still think mass shooters feel like victims somehow.